Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sellars Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 225th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sellars Way (SS15 5WE) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Lee Chapel North average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sellars Way (SS15 5WE), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sellars Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballards Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldeland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teagles —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Czarina Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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